2024 Asus Strix G18 Hands On! New CPU, Faster DDR-5600 Ram, Same Great Chassis and Features

[@Krenisphia]

I thought the Strix models WAS the Scar. Didn't realise they are two different product lines. Bit confusing when they are almost identical in terms of specs.

[@lava1rain]

Strix is basically the same hardware and has the 500nit IPS Nebula Display. The Strix Scar cost more and the only reason for this is that it has a MiniLED 1100nit Nebula HDR display

[@koberamone1989]

@@lava1rain nope, it has double ssd disk size, it has expandable ram, way better graphic board as well

[@ashrafurrahman8297]

Last year i bought scar 17 7945hx with 4080 i am satisfied.

[@ww5511]

Costco has the G18 for $1400.. but it has: Intel Core i9-14900HX - GeForce RTX 4060 - 2560 x 1600 240Hz - Windows 11 - 32GB RAM - 1TB SSD. Worth it?

[@AlphaEyad]

Well I just got my 18” 4080, was debating that and the 16” OLED 4070 but I chose this bc it’s 32gb

[@sfmn2396]

I thought you gonna say that 2023 keyboard flaw was that F keys are not lit but brightness of the keyboard? whaaaat :D

[@reaper7910]

If only this had ports in the back, I would consider buying this thing one day

[@wickeddread123]

honestly I thought the same, but I ended up buying last years model and that giant heatsink on the back is putting in a lot of work! I've got my processor boosting upwards of 5.1ghz in games and still staying below mid 80s under the heaviest of loads on things like battlefield 2042 which I was getting around 150fps on at qhd ultra

[@Shika7272]

Oh, no. Having these ports back is so annoying 😢

[@stevenschoeler5380]

my strix scar 15 g533qs (5900hx / RTX 3080 16GB / 32GB RAM / 2TB SSD) died after lil more than 2 years, beside that i was stuck with that bios problem where 3k RPM where just missing for several months (until next bios update). i will stay away from asus for my entire lifetime, 3100€ e-waste. my most expensive and yet shortest lasting unit ive ever experienced, maintainability was a nightmare too. i never had a single model where the screws were so tight that u cant get them off withot destroying the screws head, in that unit i had 2 of those screws (1 cpu screw and 1 ssd screw), i always use precision tools from wera or swiss pb (it doesnt get much better than this regarding quality). only reason i still got that unit is cuz i dont want to throw it away as it was a huge invest for me. im 39 and started building my first own pc when i was 16, im not a guru but i know what im doing, this asus laptop was a nightmare to me.

[@JayDa1zt]

Does this 2024 still have a “wattage” issue I’ve been hearing about with the 2023 model? Specifically with the 4070 GPU performance?

[@chiminim424]

Can u do video about the Lenovo legion i5 too ? If possible

[@moecharms]

Coil whine and high cpu temps will always drive me away from Asus models.

[@GizmoSlipTech]

I asked Asus directly about this. They said when complaints first came in last year, they added a quiet db room quality check pass to their manufacturing line to ensure each laptop didn’t have anything making loud noise. But I wonder if they are testing under the right parameters to force out coil whine, which mainly happens when the laptop is under stress and the fans are set to run quietly (silent or performance fan modes). Turbo fan noise drowns out the cooil whine imo. That said, the Asus Rep did make it sound like they specifically addressed the coil whine issue. But I had a comment of someone still complaining about it in 2024. We'll see if I have any on my Scar 18 2024 version.

[@michaozga7825]

@@GizmoSlipTechlet us know. Greetings ! Probably will buy a zephyrus 16.

[@blq]

@@GizmoSlipTechI have a 2023 TUF A17 FA707XV and I can confirm that it has coil whine.

[@bombshooter1507]

Bought the 2023 SCAR 18, I was lucky, no coil whine whatsoever even in Silent Mode. But I had to send it for screen replacement due to backlight bleeding.

[@jamilyosufi]

My 2023 Asus ROG Strix g18 has strong coil whine and backlight bleeding issues. Not good quality control Asus. I can't return it.

[@techgod-h7b]

got one and already having problems with it getting a desktop soon for replacement

[@thebirdhasbeencharged]

What problems

[@MD.Nibras]

Hey how are u brother hope ur doing well after seeing all ur video's and reviews i had brought Asus rog strix g18 2023 rtx 4080 it's really good so my question is whats the difference going to be in performance and any other changes to the product will there be any performance or cooling or any difference btw 2023 and 2024 version as other then the processor generation everything looks same also the ram Mhz has increased will my ram mhz increased too kindly please answer my question Thanks a lot i am ur biggest supporter

[@francosassine]

The 3Unique differences is 1- different display this is better 2- proccesor 3- more watts for cpu gpu

[@GizmoSlipTech]

Display is the same. Wattage is still the same. New 14th gen CPU and faster ram. Same everything else.

[@glitchy8429]

What’s the CAS latency on the ddr5? Frequency doesn’t mean it’s faster, you have to take into account both frequency and CAS latency. If it’s a CL40 5600, the CL34 4800 will still be faster. Ram wont get any faster till you get into the CL38 6400 ddr5. Also, rank has nothing to do with what side the nands are on. A one sided card can still be dual rank, that all depends on how it’s wired through the board layers, as well as what nands are used.

[@bombshooter1507]

No mini LED? Did they put mini LED on the SCAR 18?

[@wickeddread123]

yes it's mini led on the scar

[@arprasad]

I have seen in simple think chinese (i guess) youtube channel testing of titan 18hx scored over 39k for 14900hx with undervolting .. waiting for your review

[@mertul5288]

Is This Asus Strix G18 G814JZR N6090 ? I need a laptop for my job. Msi Vector HX 17 229 or Asus G814JZR Which More Better Than Other

[@nosuchthing8]

It has a numeric keypad

[@elohimbaptiste134]

Should I get this or the legion 7i pro gen 8 4080?

[@richardcsebak7309]

Does it need cooling pad?

[@Pongscript1984]

I got the Strix G18 i9/4070.. i find the rog eye is glowing.. i though it was just printed.

[@CollectorofTech]

Just got this model. Having a hard time finding the difference between this and the Strix Scar ones.

[@dronk0122]

The main difference is that you will not have an RGB Logo on the lid and the laptop's rear. Additionally, you can only go up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 on the Strix G model rather than the 4090 in the top-end SCAR models. Finally, you will have better RAM timings on the SCAR models, and slightly faster CPU performance even though the 14th gen CPUs are only 10% faster at 65W than at 55W in the 2023 model. I know this because I have the 2023 model of the ROG Strix G18.

[@norbbert4]

There's models that have lightning logo.

[@coc_champs]

When will you start to review these new bad boys ?🤓

[@GizmoSlipTech]

This week! Finally getting over a covid like cold the last week.

[@coc_champs]

@@GizmoSlipTech oh get well soon

[@Arguments_only]

whats the difference with scar 18 with rtx 4080 ?

[@reflexomen3457]

the ram's frequency is more and ig the display is better but i would really go for a scar 18 than buying this at a expensive point

[@GizmoSlipTech]

Scar 18 has Mini-LED display, brighter, more contrasty (1000 nits peak). Scar 18 has better speakers. RGB light up logo. RGB Rear Light bar. Same cooling, same base chassis though slightly different exterior. Strix G18 is the bang for the buck version, while the Scar 18 is all the bells and whistles version.

[@Arguments_only]

@@GizmoSlipTech okay, thanks! :)

[@elohimbaptiste134]

@@GizmoSlipTechwhen you say better speakers how big is the difference

[@lucal7756]

Are F-keys lit, finally?

[@thearchangel9835]

Why the 4080 model of 2023 never made it in Europe!!?

[@doom635]

Does the 2024 version have an RGB lighting on the back of the outline logo?

[@R.A.Collects]

2 months late but from what I'm aware of from someone else who answered this question, I don't think so.

[@Xhar.]

Scar variant only has back and logo lighting

[@johnstoney3919]

How to boot and bios g16

[@josiah6711]

I got the 2023 4080 version for $1200. Is that a good price and value?

[@itsAphelion.]

A new 2024 with 4080 i9 14th Gen, 2tb and 32 GB of ram is 2300 on sale right now. So I take 1200 is a steal for 2023

[@Ohmentist]

I hope someone on here can help me! I am gonna be a first time buyer for a gaming laptop and I’ve done months on research and still can’t decide. I’m looking for something around 2.2K in cost, for games like Far Cry, Sims 4 (Loads of Mods and CC) RDR2 etc. Kind of tired rotating turns with my boyfriend to play on the PS5. I’m really stuck between Asus ROG Strix G18 (2024) Nebula HD / Core i9 / 32 GB Mem / RTX 4070 1TB SSD - Or the Legion Slim 7i 16” core i9 16GB memory / RTX 4070 1TB SSD. 😭😭 the reviews on these are so so mixed. Seeking any advice and help! I’ve looked into desktops but bringing it in to where I live (off grid island) will be paying double the price because of customs.

[@merdanjumayev1230]

I have a specific question if you don't mind. My laptop has its control center software. Before I gave their for cleaning and thermal paste like a month ago, its " High performance" mode gave me around +4GHz of CPU speed during idle when I checked from Task manager. Now it gives 1.9-2.02 GHz which is half. My question is can you change specific mode CPU power output from BIOS because the keyboard color also changed to "RGB" when I took the laptop. I have a feeling that they updated the BIOS and now it has lower CPU power than before

[@vladimirfigueroa7039]

Can you ship to the Philippines?

[@ozzmosis210]

Same as last year. End of story.

[@C_Scalese]

Brand new 240hz mini led display + more.. LOL

[@ozzmosis210]

@@C_Scalese that's the same thing iPhone lovers say when the new iPhone comes out....

[@C_Scalese]

@@ozzmosis210 I agree. But if you don't have the 2023 (like me).. the 2024 is a notable Upgrade. If you have a 2023 than yea.. no

[@clarkisaac6372]

I'm not okay buying with ASUS ROG as a top gaming brand of its own because it is always built with a plastic chassis.

[@priyankgupta]

only 4 USB's on an 18-inch laptop? That's pukeworthy ngl. My 16 inch lenovo legion from 2022 has 6 USB. Helps me connect everything mouse, keyboard headset, monitor, external mic.

[@moecharms]

Now if you're doing all that why the hell do you even need a laptop you goof ball? if you require all that to use your laptop you don't need probability and can just get a desktop

[@Lookatthosechimkens]

If you have a high end gaming laptop then you should have wireless headphones mouse and keyboard...

[@ZeroticTheBeast]

@@Lookatthosechimkens uh no ?

[@wickeddread123]

I ran into this problem when I needed things like a better microphone, I ended up getting a little usb-c hub that had a cable long enough to run it behind my laptop. Not a perfect solution but it was only like 15 buks and it works lol

[@priyankgupta]

@@Lookatthosechimkens eexactly my point but you have it backwards. For a gaming PC you MUST have a gaming headset for the best experience. But only noobs play with a Bluetooth wireless headset. I am no pro but even i use a dongle based wireless headset. And guess what it needs a USB port to plug in a dongle. Only 4 ports is just crazy bad. This is junk.